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Showing 231 - 240 of 2023 results for "Industry super"

Vision Super adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
Vision Super welcomed a new member of the board whose experience spans the private and public sectors. The industry super fund appointed Vijaya (VJ) Vaidyanath to its board on January 1. Vaidyanath is the former chief executive of the City of Yarra ...

AMIST criticised for SPC investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Trust (AMIST) is being criticised for a recent investment in fruit packing giant SPC, due to the other party involved in the capital raise. AMIST made an investment in SPC in a capital raising. Peregrine Corporation ...

MLC Life names head of fund partnerships

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
... appointed a head of fund partnerships for the group insurance business, most recently on the leadership team of an industry super fund. Chris Porter has taken on the role, reporting directly to general manager, fund partnerships Emily Wu. Porter was ...

Cbus adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
Two new members have joined Wayne Swan on the board of industry superannuation fund Cbus. Jason O'Mara was appointed a member director this month, replacing Dave Noonan. O'Mara has been the Construction, Forestry Mining and Energy Union's ...

JANA hires legal expert from industry fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... officer David Barton recently joined Future Super in a newly created position, wrapping up four-year tenure at the industry super fund.

Financial watchdog warns on crypto

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
In a public statement this week, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission ( ASIC) has issued a warning urging self-managed super funds (SMSFs) to consider the risks of cryptocurrency investments. The corporate regulator said that it had noticed ...

ISPT takes stake in property fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
ISPT has acquired a stake in a subsidiary run by ASX-listed E&P Financial Group, paying $12 million for its share. ISPT is to become part owner of E&P's Fort Street Real Estate Capital (FSREC), a real estate investor and asset manager which also ...

Choice products not so choice: APRA

CHLOE WALKER, KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
Several superannuation funds that flunked the inaugural Your Future, Your Super test, are also failing Choice members, the latest APRA heatmaps reveal. The prudential regulator slapped retail and industry superannuation funds alike with the lowest grade ...

Hume commits to 12% SG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... committed to raising the superannuation guarantee to the legislated 12%. Hume made the commitment while speaking at an Industry Super Australia (ISA) event with shadow minister for superannuation Stephen Jones. The rate is legislated to increase by 0.5% ...

Labor pledges calm in superannuation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... minister Stephen Jones pledged more stability and less uncertainty for the super industry following years of tumult at Industry Super Australia's event this morning. "We're not going to play 52 Pick-up if we win in the March or May election on ...